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1、 Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?1a. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.Example sentence:This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.(200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less eat many times more)
2、This elephant is 200 cm taller than this panda.This elephant weighs 50 times than this panda.This elephant eat much more than this panda.1b. Listen and check ( ) the numbers you hear._100 _ 16 _ 20_ 50 _ 120 _ 0.1_ 0.2 _ 150 1. At birth, a baby panda is about _to _ kilos.2. At birth, a baby panda is
3、 about _ cm long.3. A baby panda is not black. It is _ and it has no _.4. A panda can live up to _ to _ years.1c. Listen again and complete the sentences.pink0.2150.1teeth20301d. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas.A: A baby panda cannot see.B: An adult panda weighs many times more than
4、a baby panda.big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuanfamous endangered beautiful forest protect2a. Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you2b. Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10,12, 200，2,000.ScanningThis means moving your eyes quickly down the pa
5、ge to find specific information.It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandasbreakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry.When the babies see the keepers, they run over with exci
6、tement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!“Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. Theyre very special to me.”Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one.Pandas do not have many babies, maybe o
7、nly one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long.Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down the forests. Scientists sa
8、y there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.An education program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other endangered animals. They send people to schools to tell children
9、about the importance of saving these animals. The children sing songs or make artwork about pandas and other wild animals. Teaching children is one way to help save pandas. The Chinesegovernment is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. We all hope that
10、in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now.1.What is Lin Weis job?2.2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 2c. Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions.He is responsible for taking care of the pandas,Including washing, feeding, playing with them.They drink m
11、ilk for breakfast.3. What do adult pandas eat? 4. Why are pandas endangered? 5. What is one way of saving pandas?They eat bamboo.On one hand, the baby pandas dont live long because of illnesses; On the other hand, pandas feed on bamboo, but humans cut down the bamboo forests.Teaching children the im
12、portance of saving pandas / Planting more bamboo trees.1. The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas.2. Adult pandas do not have babies very _ , and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _.2d. Complete the senten
13、ces using words and phrases from the passage.keepersprepareoftenillnesses3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _ so pandas have fewer places to live.4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _ and how to save them.5. The_ is also helping
14、 to save the pandas. It is _ more trees to make more homes for the pandas.forestschildrenendangeredChinese governmentplanting2e. What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?3a. Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.Humans
15、catch whales for meat, fat and oilEat small fish and other sea life Jump high out of the water Rules on whale protectionHugeWater pollutionLive in the seaSome kinds have teethLearn more about whalesStop putting rubbish into the seaSing songsWhale parts sold to make things like candles and soapWhat d
16、o they look like?Where do they live?What do they eat?What can they do?Why do some of them have to be protected?How can we protectthem?Huge; Some kinds have teethLive in the seaEat small fish and other sea lifeJump high out of the water;Sing songs Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil; Water poll
17、ution; Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soapRules on whale protection;Learn more about whales;Stop putting rubbish into the seaWhales are . They live in . They eat. They can .One interesting fact is . Another interesting fact is .Some kinds of whales are in danger because . We should
18、 protect whales from .I think people should/shouldnt.3b. Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster.1. they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! 它们地跑过去，其中一些甚至撞上自己的伙它们地跑过去，其中一些甚至撞上自己的
19、伙伴而跌倒！伴而跌倒！ 此句中此句中run over； walk into和和fall over均为均为短语动词。短语动词。Language points1)run over的意思是的意思是“跑上前去；跑过去跑上前去；跑过去”，2) 其中其中over用作副词，表示用作副词，表示“从从的的 一边一边到另一边；穿越到另一边；穿越”。例如：。例如： She ran over to say hello, but I didnt recognize her.她跑过来打招呼，但我没有认出她来。她跑过来打招呼，但我没有认出她来。2) walk into表示表示“(走路时意外地走路时意外地）撞上撞上”。例如：
20、例如： As he was thinking too deeply and not paying attention to where he was going； he walked straight into a tree. 由于他陷入沉思，没有注意看路由于他陷入沉思，没有注意看路，径直撞到径直撞到了一棵树上。了一棵树上。3) fall over表示表示“摔倒；跌跤；倒下摔倒；跌跤；倒下”。例如：例如：Dont run too fast, or you might fall over.别跑得太快，要不你会摔跤的。别跑得太快，要不你会摔跤的。Many trees fell over after
21、 the storm.暴风雨后许多树木都倒了。暴风雨后许多树木都倒了。 fall over something则表示则表示“被某物被某物绊绊倒倒”，例如：例如： Tommy fell over the dog and broke his front teeth. 汤米被那只狗绊了一跤，磕断了汤米被那只狗绊了一跤，磕断了门牙。门牙。2. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forest.科学家们说：如今生活在现存森林里的熊猫不科学家们说：如今生活在现存森林里的熊猫不足足2000只
22、。只。此举中此举中living in the remaining forest是一个现是一个现在分词短语，用作定语，修饰名词在分词短语，用作定语，修饰名词pandas.又如：又如：the girls singing under the tree树底下唱歌的姑娘们树底下唱歌的姑娘们the women washing clothes by the river 河边洗衣服的妇女们河边洗衣服的妇女们cheapbigclosefriendlypopularcomfortablegood/wellbad/badly 比较级和最高级填空：比较级和最高级填空：much/manyfarcheapercheape
23、stbiggerbiggestcloserclosestfriendlierfriendliestmore popularthe most popularmore comfortablethe more comfortablebetterbestworseworstmoremostfartherfarthest1. Paul is very _ . He is _ than his brother . A. heavy - heavierB. heavy - heavy C. heavier - heavier D. heavy-heavyer2. It has the _ clothing
24、store in the town. A. goodest B. gooddest C. best D. better3. This ruler is _ than that one. A. long B. longer C. the longest D. longest4. This book is _ of all. A. cheapest B. cheap D. cheaper D. the cheapest5. He is much _ than his brother. A. taller B. tall C. the tallest D. tallest6. Li Lei is _
25、 older than Lucy. A. quite B. very C. much D. more一. 单选。7. This is one of _ films of this year. A. more exciting B. exciting C. the most exciting D. most exciting8. The weather in Beijing is colder than_. A. in Guangzhou B. Guangzhou C. that in Guangzhou D. that from Guangzhou9. Tom is _ of the two
26、boys. A. taller B. tallest C. the taller D. the tallest10. Of my parents, my father looks_. A. old B. older C. the oldest D. the older11. This watch is _ than that one. A. much expensive B. expensiver C. more expensiver D. more expensive二二. 用括号中形容词的适当形式填空。用括号中形容词的适当形式填空。 1. I am very _. But Tom is _
27、 than I . Frank is _. （tired） 2. Which is _ （difficult）, physics or biology ? 3. This book is _ than the other two . It is _of the three . （easy） 4. In summer its _ （hot） in Wu Han than in Beijing . 5. The Chinese people have a much _ （good）life now . tiredmore tiredthe most tiredmore differenteasie
28、rthe easiesthotterbetter三三. 填空：填空： 1. Lily gets up _ (early) than Lucy. 2. Which goes _ (slowly), Tom or Jim? 3.This book is _ (interesting) than one.earliermore slowly more interesting4. She works _(careful) in her school.5. Who goes to bed _ (late) Jim, Tom or Jack?6. I think turkey is _ (deliciou
29、s) of all.the most carefullythe latestthe most deliciousDiscuss with your partnerWhich is the best town / city?has the bestis the best becausebetter than, butis the mostI think Qingdao is the best city in China, because it is the most beautiful. But I think Beijing is the most popular city for visit
30、ors.Beijing is not very cold in winter. Its about -10c. It doesnt often rain or snow. Hotels usually cut their prices in winter. About 200 yuan a night is enough.Sanya is in Hainan Province in southern China. Its still warm in winter. Its about 15c in the afternoon. Sanya has beautiful beaches. The
31、price of a hotel room is about 320 yuan a night.SanyaHarbinin the north of China (in northern China)Harbin is in the north of China. Its cold in winter, sometimes -30c. Tourists need to wear warm clothes. There is an Ice and Snow Festival in winter. A hotel room is about 230 yuan a night.Homework 1. How much do you know about pandas? share with your partners. And discuss how to protect them.2. Search more information about whales on the internet.
